Miss Parker turned 8 and to celebrate, the treats table was inspired by Ever After High. Pinks and purples were the colors of the day. Since Parker wanted a black-out chocolate cake, Melanie… Continue reading →

I wasn’t sure I could top last year’s Maddie-licious party, but decided to try with a county fair theme after going to the Minnesota State Fair. With a little planning, fun prizes and… Continue reading →

For Maddie’s 9th birthday, she decided she wanted a candy party. And so the wheels were set in motion for a Maddie-licious party.First thing was to get the invitation out. We decided to… Continue reading →

My friend surprised me with a box of tangelos and marmalade from Florida for the holidays. While the tangelos were quickly eaten, the marmalade was barely touched. So a quick search led me… Continue reading →

I had leftover condensed milk and matcha after making matcha shave ice, so I needed something to do with them. Then I remembered brigadeiros. I just replaced the cocoa with matcha powder. I… Continue reading →

Since I had a huge bunch of scallions sitting in my refrigerator, I decided I’d finally give the scallion pancake recipe from America’s Test Kitchen a go. All that’s needed is flour, boiling… Continue reading →

Here’s a quick and easy Halloween decoration. You just need balloons, construction paper, tape and eyes. First step is to cut the construction paper into strips and roll into tubes. Tape two tubes… Continue reading →

If you need a quick Halloween treat, melt some white chocolate chips, add whatever flavoring you like (vanilla, almond, orange, etc), spread, set and break into pieces. Done! Since I had leftover candy… Continue reading →

For Halloween, I got it into my head (no pun intended) to make candy eyeballs. Then I decided I make filled ones, which then became bloody filled eyeballs because, well, Halloween. I used… Continue reading →